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MINNESOTA STATE FAIR

Ticket prices, avian flu impact and more details from the Minnesota State Agricultural Society Board of Managers
Visit Bemidji hopes to keep writing success stories like Unicon 21 by continuing to creatively market the Bemidji area while using the tools at their disposal.
By calendar, at least, fall doesn’t officially begin until Sunday, Sept. 22, but for all practical purposes, it’s already here. In my world, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
A look back at the iconic cabin and its displays over the past 9 decades

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Hot takes on pickle pizza, dessert hummus, cheese curd tacos, vegan fried chicken, a black licorice ice cream sundae and more new things you can put in your pie hole at the Great Minnesota Get-Together.
How often Minnesota gubernatorial candidates meet on the debate stage depends quite a bit on the type of election year.
Butter carving is a long-running tradition at the State Fair. It’s part of the Princess Kay of the Milky Way competition, which brings 10 finalists from around the state to compete for the crown.
Rachel Rynda is the daughter of Francis and Theresa Rynda, of Montgomery, Minnesota, and attends the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
In recent years, the State Fair has taken the wide issue of accessibility and brought it to the forefront of their planning. They offer an extensive accessibility guide including ASL interpreting services and sensory-friendly visits.
In the words of Visit Bemidji’s Executive Director Josh Peterson, the return of the Visit Bemidji booth to the Minnesota State Fair on Thursday, Aug. 25, is an "everything Bemidji one-stop shop."
Ahead of the “Great Minnesota Get Together,” the State Fair Police Department recruited 200 officers from more than 50 agencies to patrol the fairgrounds, and they’ll have backup from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The fair will also continue to use metal detectors at the entrances, something that started in 2021.
The giant bird, in protective wrap, made the road trip early Thursday morning. It will be on display in the Eco Experience building to raise awareness of the dangers of lead pollution.
When the State Fair was canceled in 1945 due to World War II and in 1946 for the polio epidemic, fair workers began constructing the new building. It opened in 1947 and has been a landmark on the fairgrounds ever since.
The Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus questions whether the fair’s ban on firearms violates Minnesota state statutes and the U.S. Constitution.
Beltrami County 4-H’s horse drill team will be heading to the state competition in September for the sixth year in a row.

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